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What vintage sailplane are you building? GA |
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On Jan 2, 4:33*pm, glider wrote:
*JJ, *What vintage sailplane are you building? *GA I was intrigued by how to build a 'bent-wing' so I started on a replica of the Zanonia. Got the D tube covered and ribs hung when more practical endeavors prevailed. May finish it up some day, but for now its hanging in the rafters! Just about ready to test fly a SZD 50-3 Puchacz, which came into my possession after a 'practice' roap break at Minden a few years back. The student thought they should turn left and return to 12 (whence they came) but the instructor thought it was neat to bend it right and land on 16. Big studnent (guy) ; little instructor (gal) = neither won and they settled not so gracefully into the sage brush north of 12 and 16! Anybody need a good low time, 2-place ship? JJ |
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On Jan 2, 11:47*pm, JJ Sinclair wrote:
On Jan 2, 4:33*pm, glider wrote: *JJ, *What vintage sailplane are you building? *GA I was intrigued by how to build a 'bent-wing' so I started on a replica of the Zanonia. Got the D tube covered and ribs hung when more practical endeavors prevailed. May finish it up some day, but for now its hanging in the rafters! Just about ready to test fly a SZD 50-3 Puchacz, which came into my possession after a 'practice' roap break at Minden a few years back. The student thought they should turn left and return to 12 (whence they came) but the instructor thought it was neat to bend it right and land on 16. Big studnent (guy) ; little instructor (gal) = neither won and they settled not so gracefully into the sage brush north of 12 and 16! Anybody need a good low time, 2-place ship? JJ I learnt to fly in that glider JJ Al |
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Elliotts of Newbury (EoN) AP8 Baby a UK version of the Grunau Baby, slow
progress but its coming along nicely. Bob Kent Shoreham UK wrote in message ... On Jan 2, 11:47 pm, JJ Sinclair wrote: On Jan 2, 4:33 pm, glider wrote: JJ, What vintage sailplane are you building? GA I was intrigued by how to build a 'bent-wing' so I started on a replica of the Zanonia. Got the D tube covered and ribs hung when more practical endeavors prevailed. May finish it up some day, but for now its hanging in the rafters! Just about ready to test fly a SZD 50-3 Puchacz, which came into my possession after a 'practice' roap break at Minden a few years back. The student thought they should turn left and return to 12 (whence they came) but the instructor thought it was neat to bend it right and land on 16. Big studnent (guy) ; little instructor (gal) = neither won and they settled not so gracefully into the sage brush north of 12 and 16! Anybody need a good low time, 2-place ship? JJ I learnt to fly in that glider JJ Al |
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Al, isn't the Puchacz aerobatic? You must need one. Plenty of room for
Plastic Jesii too (one for each seat). Jim On Jan 3, 12:20*pm, " wrote: On Jan 2, 11:47*pm, JJ Sinclair wrote: Just about ready to test fly a SZD 50-3 Puchacz, which came into my possession after a 'practice' roap break at Minden a few years back. The student thought they should turn left and return to 12 (whence they came) but the instructor thought it was neat to bend it right and land on 16. Big studnent (guy) ; little instructor (gal) = neither won and they settled not so gracefully into the sage brush north of 12 and 16! Anybody need a good low time, 2-place ship? JJ I learnt to fly in that glider JJ Al |
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I learnt to fly in that glider JJ OK, that explains it! When I turned on the radio for the first time, all I got was; "I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I got my plastic Jesus, riding on the dash-board of my carrrrr!" JJ |
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On Jan 4, 7:08*am, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I learnt to fly in that glider JJ OK, that explains it! When I turned on the radio for the first time, all I got was; "I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I got my plastic Jesus, riding on the dash-board of my carrrrr!" JJ ) Had it hard wired in there... Got any pics of the old gal nearing completion? Cheers Al |
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On Jan 3, 8:03*pm, JS wrote:
Al, isn't the Puchacz aerobatic? You must need one. Plenty of room for Plastic Jesii too (one for each seat). Jim On Jan 3, 12:20*pm, " wrote: On Jan 2, 11:47*pm, JJ Sinclair wrote: Just about ready to test fly a SZD 50-3 Puchacz, which came into my possession after a 'practice' roap break at Minden a few years back. The student thought they should turn left and return to 12 (whence they came) but the instructor thought it was neat to bend it right and land on 16. Big studnent (guy) ; little instructor (gal) = neither won and they settled not so gracefully into the sage brush north of 12 and 16! Anybody need a good low time, 2-place ship? JJ I learnt to fly in that glider JJ Al Loved flying the Puch as a two seater its handling is so much nice that the G103. Almost got its successor the Perchoz? (think that was the name) but someone bought it just as I found out about it being available. There was one in the US and it was sold for a really low price. Cheers Al |
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Loved flying the Puch as a two seater its handling is so much nice that the G103. Almost got its successor the Perchoz? (think that was the name) but someone bought it just as I found out about it being available. There was one in the US and it was sold for a really low price. Cheers Al It's here in Colorado and the owners love it, but they put quite a bit into it also. The current production has a more reasonable payload and tips. Frank Whiteley |
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